Development after 2015
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, has appointed his advisory panel for the Post…
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, has appointed his advisory panel for the Post…
I was honoured to moderate an extraordinary panel of leaders from around the world who are delivering key projects to benefit farmer knowledge systems, when USDA hosted a session on “Mobilising knowledge for agriculture” at Rio+20. Extension and rural advisory services (RAS) are key to putting farmers’ needs at the centre of rural development, ensuring sustainable food security and poverty reduction, and dealing with risks and uncertainty. Knowledge sharing mechanisms must focus on critical areas including protecting natural resources, productive farming processes, product development, marketing skills, nutritional needs, and household health. Improving institutional capacity in extension will help us to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and any future Sustainable Development Goals.
I was honoured to moderate an extraordinary panel of leaders from around the world who…
The Canadian government has announced a program to direct $40 million of its programming budget…
Farm Credit Canada is championing a new initiative called “Agriculture. More Than Ever.” This program…
Food and emissions make for complex choices. Please see the latest article from Sonja Vermeulen of CCAFS (part of the CGIAR system) that illustrates the challenges and the fact that there is more than one response around the world: